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Cairo vs. Zanjan Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 16.4% more expensive than Zanjan.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Cairo

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Zanjan. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Cairo. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Zanjan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Zanjan, you would:

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Zanjan	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 IRR126,338	$4.16 EGP197.67	+38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 IRR126,338	$5.19 EGP247.09	+73.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.38 EGP18.12	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,822	$0.14 EGP6.83	-85.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Zanjan	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,591	$0.60 EGP28.50	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,438	$1.88 EGP89.23	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,784	$3.73 EGP177.34	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,868	$1.45 EGP68.83	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,430	$2.06 EGP98.19	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,234	$0.74 EGP35.37	+81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 IRR24,833	$0.34 EGP15.94	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.28 EGP13.53	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,551	$0.13 EGP6.00	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,837	$0.19 EGP8.95	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,695	$0.19 EGP8.86	-19.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Zanjan	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,729	$1.36 EGP64.79	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,125	$6.44 EGP306.39	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 IRR2,526,750,000	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR113,704	$2.66 EGP126.51	-1.5%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Zanjan	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,422	$12.92 EGP614.39	+124.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 IRR10,808,875	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$100.00 IRR4,211,250	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,532	$19.12 EGP909.77	+58.7%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Zanjan	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+9.9%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zanjan	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$1.45 EGP69.19	+123.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 IRR40,709	$1.62 EGP76.86	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IRR84,225	$2.08 EGP98.84	+3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.67 IRR533,425	$17.31 EGP823.61	+36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,169	$3.74 EGP177.90	+149.3%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Zanjan	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-11.8%
Average			+17.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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